UPDATED: Ladner elected Silver City mayor

Ken Ladner was elected as the next mayor of the town of Silver City by a decisive margin Tuesday, winning by 60 percent, or 719 votes. The second place finisher, Mayor Pro Tem and District 1 Councilor Cynthia Ann Bettison brought in 390 votes, 32 percent, and Dr. Mark Donnell finished third with 8 percent, 97 votes.

District 2 Councilor Lynda Aiman-Smith was unopposed for reelection and received 261 votes, while unopposed District 4 Councilor Guadalupe Cano was reelected with 161 votes.

Total voter turnout was just over 15 percent, which still ranked it as one of the largest elections in the past two decades.